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At Prudential we believe talent is key to achieving our vision. When you join Prudential youll unlock a motivating and impactful career all while growing your skills and advancing your profession at one of the worlds leading financial services institutions!

Position Overview:

The Cost Optimization and Performance Management (COPM) expense team is responsible for planning forecasting financial reporting and business measurement for the Group Insurance (GI) Business. We are looking for a Planning & Analysis Specialist to help us in achieving GIs expense management financial objectives. This essential role reports to the Manager of Planning and Analysis supporting our Product and Distribution divisions and involves developing multi-year forecasts driving cost efficiency and improving performance.

Responsibilities include the reporting and analysis of monthly quarterly and annual results along with multi-year forecasts for the business. Collaborating closely with business leaders you will support controllership financial reporting planning and consolidation activities for the Group Insurance business.

What you can expect:

• Responsible for the Monthly and Quarterly Expense and Headcount results for assigned function(s) within Group Insurance. This includes:
• Monthly close responsibilities for accruals reclass journal entries and reconciliation of vendor and other chargeback expense.
• Monthly analytics against Plan and Forecast.
• Produce distribute and meet with business partners to review results.
• Calculate and input accurate Expense Headcount and Allocation data for reporting.
• Assist business partners in the Budget and Forecasting process. This includes:
• Communication of business assumptions.
• Support budget and forecast input into the forecast modeling tool leveraging various inputs including capacity models.
• Understand document and analyze business drivers volume assumptions and financial impact of special projects and initiatives.
• Assist in sizing cost savings opportunities.
• Provides ongoing ad hoc financial support and is financial resource for business partners assists with and monitors cost/benefit analysis and business case creation.
• Responsible for conducting and documenting moderate to complex financial analysis projects in the areas of management reporting strategic planning and expense management and assist in the preparation of presentations to senior business leadership.
• Drive cross functional initiatives that may be business-as-usual transformational continuous improvement in nature and require automation skills.

What youll need:

• Undergraduate degree in accounting finance or business-related field.
• 2-5 years financial analysis or accounting experience.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to foster and build relationships across multiple departments.
• Keen sense of curiosity
• Strong knowledge of financial software and systems such as Oracle ledger systems MS Office Suite and a continuous learning mindset.
• Agile organized and structure-oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage competing deliverables.
• Sense of urgency to deliver quick turn-around as needed.

Itd be nice if you had:

• CPA or MBA.
• Public accounting experience.
• Experience with Anaplan Workday or Power BI.

What we offer you:

• Market competitive base salaries with a yearly bonus potential at every level.

• Medical dental vision life insurance disability insurance Paid Time Off (PTO) and leave of absences such as parental and military leave.

• 401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).

• Company-funded pension plan.

• Wellness Programs including up to $1600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.

• Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting housing senior care finances pets legal matters education emotional and mental health and career development.

• Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period) after one year of service.

Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the rules governing the program whereby an award if any depends on various factors including without limitation individual and organizational performance. To find out more about our Total Rewards package visit Work Life Balance Prudential Careers. Some of the above benefits may not apply to part-time employees scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week.